Elaine Ziemba

Elaine Ziemba
Ontario MPP
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	David Fleet
Succeeded by	Derwyn Shea
Constituency	High Park-Swansea
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Born	1942 (age 74–75) Toronto, Ontario
Political party	New Democratic Party
Children	2
Residence	Toronto
Occupation	Executive director

Elaine Ziemba (born c. 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.

Ziemba was born and raised in the west end Roncesvalles neighbourhood. Her family owned a television store. She was executive director of the St. Clair West Meals-on-Wheels and president of the Metro Toronto Federation of Community-based Seniors' Agencies, and was strongly involved in activities involving Toronto's Polish community. She also wrote articles on the history of canoeing in Canada during the 1980s. Her brother-in-law, Ed Ziemba, represented the Toronto riding of High Park—Swansea for the Ontario NDP from 1975 to 1981.

Ziemba ran for Toronto city council in the 1980 election in Ward 2. She placed fourth behind Tony Ruprecht and Ben Grys.

She ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Yuri Shymko by 330 votes. She ran again in the 1987 provincial election and finished third, behind Shymko and the winner, Liberal David Fleet.

The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election and Ziemba was elected over Fleet by over 3,000 votes. On October 1, 1990, Ziemba was appointed Minister of Citizenship with responsibility for disabled persons and seniors.

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